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THE BATTLE OF LIFE

GROUP 2

Debby Syafira Gustiyani 227450036

Desi Santa Clara Girsang 227450039
Dewi Yulia Putri 227450030
Nitaria Elisabeth Simarmata 227450029
Syafira 227450021

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT

FAKULTAS KEGURUAN DAN ILMU PENDIDIKAN

UNIVERSITAS SIMALUNGUN

PEMATANGSIANTAR
 PREFACE

First of all, thanks to Allah SWT because of the help of Allah, writer finished writing the
paper entitled “The Battle Of Life”.

The purpose in writing this paper is to fulfill the assignment that given by mam Dra.
Marheani KD Matondang, M. Hum. as lecturer in of Contextual Listening Comprehension
major.

Writer also realized there are still many mistakes in process of writing this paper. Because of
that, the writer says thank you to all individuals who helps in the process of writing this
paper. Hopefully Allah replies all helps and bless you all.the writer realized tha this paper
still imperfect in arrangment and the content. Then the writer hope the criticism from the
readers can help the writer in perfecting the next paper.

Pemantangsiantar, May 2023

Writers

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 TABLE OF CONTENT

PREFACE......................................................................................................................................i

TABLE OF CONTENTS..............................................................................................................ii

CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION...................................................................................................1

1.1 Background Of The Analyze...........................................................................................1

1.2 The Problem of The Analyze...........................................................................................1

1.3 The Purpose of The Analyze............................................................................................1

CHAPTER II SUMMARY...........................................................................................................2

CHAPTER II SUMMARY...........................................................................................................3

CHAPTER III DISCUSSION.......................................................................................................4

3.1 What is the story..............................................................................................................3

3.2 What is the plot................................................................................................................3

3.3 What is the moral story....................................................................................................3

3.4 What is the character of the story....................................................................................3

CHAPTER IV CLOSING.............................................................................................................4

4.1 Conclusion........................................................................................................................4

4.2 Suggestion........................................................................................................................4

CHAPTER V REFERENCES.......................................................................................................5

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 CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background Of Story

The story telling is

1.2 Problem of Analysis

1.3 Purpose Of Analysis

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Summary

The Battle of Life is one among another Christmas Novels of Charles Dickens. However this
novel was less known when compared to his other novels.
This novel basically depicts the battles one faces in life and winning them. Unlike his other
stories, this does not have any supernatural reference. The story is basically divided into three
parts. This story in some manner is similar to The Cricket on the Hearth and has a happing
ending too.

The story begins by describing the place, which is actually a setting in an English village that
stands on the site of a historic battle. Some characters in the story refers to battle as a symbol
and hence the name of the story. It begins by narrating the life of a widower father, Dr.
Jeddler and his two daughters, Grace and Marion along with their two servants Clemency
Newcome and Ben Britain. They all live happily at the English village.

Marion is engaged with Albert Heathfield and as he has reached maturity, he sets his journey
to complete his studies and leaves his love with her sister and promises to come back to the
hands of his love.

At the breakfast table, on the day Alfred was leaving, two lawyers, Snitchey and Craggs join
them to complete the legalities and require the signatures of the servants as witnesses. The
second half begins in the office of these lawyers. They are joined by a libertine Michael
Warden, who is about to leave the country because of the loss of his inheritance on horses,
and is advised by the lawyers to be away for about six years.

However he expresses his interest in Marion on his visit to the Jeddler house after a riding
incident. Even though the layers warn him of the engagement of Marion, he says she is grown
up now and will come away with him.

About a month later, Alfred was about to arrive and on the day of his arrival a great part was
hosted. However when he reaches the house, the family realizes that Marion has left the
house after writing a letter.

Every member thinks Marion has gone with Alfred Warden, whom she had met secretly in
the evening under the compulsion of Clemency. When Jeddler finds this out, he fires her out
of the house and in such a situation, Britain marries her.

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After about six years when almost everything settled in the Jeddler family, and among the
servants, one day they see Warden come by and is surprised. He comes to know then that
Alfred and Grace are married. It is then that the tangles are slowly untied. Warden reveals
that even though he had asked Marion to marry him, she denied and has been staying with her
aunt Martha. She went missing the night before Alfred comes was only because she knew
that her sister Grace loved Alfred more than her and was sacrificing her love. Marion did not
want that happen and she sacrificed her life.

Toward the end, after all the confusions and reunions, Warden and Marion marry and they all
live happily. Through this simple story, Dickens tries to explains that in every person’s life
there is war and it is up to him or her to decide whether to win it peacefully or by hurting
others. A beautiful story of life is being explained here.
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Discussion

3.1 Subject of the story

The battle of life

3.2 Plot of the story

The plot concerns two young sisters, daughters of a prestigious doctor (he’s the one who
maintains that taking anything seriously is a fool's endeavor). The younger, Marion, has
professed her love for a young man named Alfred who has been her father’s ward. Alfred is
now an adult and is about to receive a trust fund and go out into the world. He promises to
return in a few years to marry Marion.

3.3 Character of the story

Many characters make reference to the history, and the primary thematic conflict is between
the older men who believe that in contrast to the past, life is “too easy” or “a joke,” and the
young people, who believe that everyone is struggling in their ways, and just because their
battles are of the heart does not make them less important.

3.4 Moral of the story

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Closing
4.1 Conclusion
Some of the minor characters are fun, in terms of Dickens’ facility with description and
dialogue, but the plot is so ridiculous that I can’t recommend it.

4.2 Suggestion

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REFERENCES